Secure peg hook

ABSTRACT

A support hook for use with a mounting surface, such as pegboard or slatboard, including a housing having a first side adapted to support a rod, at least one mounting lug extending outward from a second housing side, and a stabilizing member extending outward from a third housing side to a normal extended operating position wherein the stabilizing member slidably extends from the housing at an angle.

BACKGROUND

1. Field of the Disclosure

The disclosure is generally related to support hooks for use withpegboard and/or slatboard wall systems, and more specifically to supporthooks having a releasable securement feature.

2. Background of the Related Art

Support hooks are widely used to display and store items and areespecially well adapted to display and store items when disposed on asupporting wall, for example, pegboard, or a horizontally slotted board,such as slatboard. Typically, support hooks include one or more rods orwires having a series of bends. One end of the rod or wire is bent in agenerally “L” or hook shape and is adapted to be disposed through one ofthe perforations in the perforated board or into the slotted grooves ofa slatboard, thereby generally supporting the rod or wire extendingoutward, away from the supporting wall. Various items may then be hungfrom the rod or wire for display or storage. The outwardly extending rodor wire can take any of several shapes, e.g. short or long generallystraight upward slope, hook shape, L-angled, multi-hook or any of theother shapes commonly found with so-called peg hooks as used, forexample, with pegboard.

A significant drawback to typical support hooks is that they are easilydislodged from the supporting wall when the item hung from them isremoved, or when they are bumped or otherwise upset. Such accidentaldislodging can result in spilled display items, and time wastedre-installing the support hooks and items carried thereby. Additionally,because the perforated board or slatboard is usually formed as a paper,plastic or wood product, the result of use over time is that, theperforations or slotted grooves become worn out and uneven due to loadsbeing placed on the support hooks which cause deformation of thematerial surrounding the perforations. This, in turn, causes the supporthooks to become even more unstable when mounted and thus, even moreeasily inadvertently dislodged. Further, the perforations or grooves maybecome so worn or deformed that the rod or wire end of the support hookmay sag or angle downward, thereby preventing stored or displayed itemsfrom staying on the rod or wire.

SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE

The present disclosure teaches a secure support hook for use with asupport wall board, such as pegboard and/or slatboard, including asupport housing having a first side adapted to support a rod extendingtherefrom, a mounting lug extending outward from a second housing side,and a stabilizing member extending outward from a third housing side,with the stabilizing member being slidably extending from the housing.The resulting secure support hook, once mounted to a support wall,cannot be accidentally dislodged, such as by casual or inadvertentbumping, but an only be removed when the stabilizing member is purposelyaxially moved to its retracted position.

Additionally disclosed is a method of mounting a support hook, includingproviding a mounting surface that has a plurality of openings, andproviding a support hook. The support hook includes a support housing, asupport rod extending outward from a first housing side, a mounting lugextending outward from a second housing side, and a stabilizing memberextending outward from a third housing side. The stabilizing member isslidably mounted to the housing and extends outwardly from the thirdhousing side. Preferably, the stabilizing member is biased outwardly toa normally fully-extended securement position. The method includesforcibly depressing the stabilizing member, through a one-handedoperation, by placing one end of the stabilizing member adjacent themounting surface and applying a force to the housing in the generaldirection of the mounting surface, inserting the mounting lug into oneof the plurality of openings, rotating the housing in a manner thatbrings the second surface of the housing into a generally parallelorientation adjacent the mounting surface, and thereby releasing andallowing extension of the stabilizing member until the stabilizingmember contacts the mounting surface to thereby assist in securing thesupport hook to the support wall board. Preferably, the stabilizingmember extends outwardly at a slight angle from the housing to bestassist the stabilizing member in contacting the mounting surface.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a support hook constructed inaccordance with the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the support hook of FIG. 1;

FIGS. 3A and 3B are side elevation views of the support hook of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view of the support hook of FIG. 1, viewedalong line 4-4 of FIG. 5;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of the support hook of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view of the support hook of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the support hook of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a side view of the support hook of FIG. 1 as mounted on aperforated pegboard;

FIG. 9 is a side view of the support hook, similar to FIG. 8, but asmounted on a slotted slatboard;

FIGS. 10A-C are side views of the support hook of FIG. 1 being mountedon a pegboard;

FIGS. 11A-C are side views of the support hook of FIG. 1 being mountedon a slatboard;

FIG. 12 is a side view of the support hook of FIG. 1 mounted on analternate slatboard configuration;

FIG. 13 is a side view of an alternate form of the support hookconstructed in accordance with the present disclosure;

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the support hook of FIG. 1 including analternate rod; and

FIGS. 15A-15D are rear views of the support hook of FIG. 1 includingalternate biasing members.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The disclosed secure support hook generally includes a housing, at leastone mounting lug, and a stabilizing device, each of which will bediscussed hereinafter. The secure support hook is mounted on a supportsurface and is used to hang or otherwise support objects or merchandise,for example, for sale in a store, and further, prevents accidental orinadvertent removal until properly manipulated to permit release fromthe support wall. The support hook may be configured to be mounted onany type of support surface. For example, the support hook may bemounted to holes or grooves formed in pegboard, slatboard, and regularplasterboard. Additionally, the support hook may include one or morerods or hooks extending from the housing. The rods may support theretail merchandise, label plates, so called “shelf-talkers”, or bar codescan plates, for example.

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a support hook 10. The supporthook 10 includes a housing 12, one or more mounting lugs 14 extendingoutward from a back surface 16 of the housing 12, one or more rods 18extending generally outward from a front surface 20 of the housing 12,and a stabilizing device 22 extending generally upward from a topsurface 24 of the housing 12. It is to be understood that terms such asup, down, front, back, and sides are used herein to describe the supporthook 10 as oriented in the figures, and do not limit the disclosure inany way. In this example, the rod 18 is generally long and straight withan upturned portion at a distal end 26, terminating in a ball stop 28.The rod 18 need not be essentially straight, but can take almost anydesired commonly known shape, such as curved, curvilinear, angled,rounded arc shape, “V” shaped, and ring or other closed shapes (see FIG.13 hereinafter). Moreover, the rod 18 may terminate in a generally flatportion (not shown in FIG. 1) for use in carrying labels, bar codes,scan areas, etc. The rod 18 may be removably attached to the housing 12and interchangeable with other shaped rods 18.

The stabilizing device 22 is a plunger type device and preferably issupported within the housing 12 and slidably extends outwardly, to anormal full extension position, through the top housing surface 24. Thestabilizing device 22 in this example includes two pillars 30 and ananvil 32 spanning between and joining distal ends 34 of the pillars 30.The pillars 30 may be any cross-sectional shape, such as, circular,square, rectangular, oval, octagonal, hexagonal, or any other polygonalshape. The top of the anvil 32 is preferably rough textured or containsfinger grooves, so as to permit easy finger grabbing for manipulation,i.e. depression or extension, of the stabilizing member 22 when neededto permit desired removal of the support hook 10 from a support wall.The anvil 32 extends slightly rearward, towards the back housing surface16 thereby providing a ledge 36. In its fully extended and normaloperational position, as shown in FIG. 1, the stabilizing device 22extends to an elevation sufficiently above the horizontal portion 40 ofthe curved mounting lugs 14. It will be understood also that, thestabilizing member 22 need not be mounted within the housing 12, i.e. tothen extend outward from the housing 12, but instead can be mounted tothe top surface 24, a side surface, or the front surface 20 of thehousing 12, in any case to extend upwardly therefrom (not shown).

The mounting lugs 14 are generally “L” shaped, and include asubstantially horizontal portion 40 and a substantially vertical portion42, although they may be virtually any shape that includes a portionthat extends outward, away from the back surface 16 of the housing 12and an angled portion extending generally upward, toward the top surface24 of the housing 12. Additionally, the distance between the backsurface 16 of the housing 12 and a bend in the mounting lugs 14 isapproximately the thickness of the mounting surface 44 (not shown inFIG. 1) to which the support hook 10 is attached. For example, and notby way of limitation, that thickness can be in the range fromapproximately ⅛ inch to approximately ¼ inch (within a tolerance ofapproximately ±0.03 inches) for use with common pegboard or for use withcommon slatboard.

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the support hook 10. The mountinglugs 14 extend generally outward and upward from the back surface 16 ofthe housing 12. Additionally, the mounting lugs 14 extend above the topsurface 24 of the housing, but below the anvil 32 when the stabilizingdevice 22 is in the extended operating position. The back housingsurface 16 includes a lip or rim 17 disposed about the bottom portion ofthe back housing surface 16. The lip or rim 17 partially surrounds tworecessed portions separated by a center column 19. The column 19 isformed when the housing 12 is molded around a proximal end 27 of the rod18. The proximal end 27 of the rod 18 turns generally downward as shownin FIG. 3A, and once molded into housing 12, helps prevent unwantedrotation of rod 18 relative to housing 12.

FIG. 3A is a side view of the support hook 10 with the stabilizingdevice 22 in the extended operational position. The stabilizing device22 extends longitudinally upwardly and somewhat rearwardly, away fromthe top surface 24 of the housing 12, thus forming an angle “A” with aplane of the back surface 16 of the housing 12. In this example, theangle A is preferably approximately 10 degrees. However, angle A is atleast formed to be in the range of between approximately 5 degrees andapproximately 55 degrees, and preferably between approximately 5 degreesand approximately 20 degrees. A back anvil surface 46 extends rearward,beyond the plane of the back housing surface 16, in a mounted condition,and contacts the front surface 62 of the support wall (See FIG. 8). Thisfeature enables the support hook 10 to adapt to a variety of mountingsurfaces, and also, overall, the presence of the angle A allows thesupport hook 10 to advantageously accommodate various thicknesses ofmounting surfaces 44. Additionally, the proximal end 27 of the rod 18,shown in phantom in this figure, produces a generally horizontal forcewhen weight is placed on the rod 18. This generally horizontal forceassists in forcing the lip or rim 17 rearwardly into contact with thefront surface 62 of the support wall (not shown in FIG. 3A).

FIG. 3B is a side view of the support hook 10 with the stabilizingmember 22 in a depressed, retracted condition. In this position, theback anvil surface 46 does not extend beyond the back surface 16 of thehousing 12. In the retracted condition, the mounting lugs 14 may beinserted into openings 48 (not shown in FIG. 3B) in the mounting surface44 without interference from the stabilizing member 22.

FIG. 4 is a side cross section view of the support hook 10. The housing12 includes one or more apertures 50 therein as sized and shaped toaccept the one or more pillars 30 of the stabilizing member 22. Theapertures 50 may be any cross-sectional shape that is complimentary tothe cross-sectional shape of the pillars 30, such as, circular, oval,square, rectangular, octagonal, hexagonal, or any other polygonal shape.Additionally, the apertures 50 include biasing members 52, for example,compression springs, that bias the stabilizing member 22 outwardly tothe extended operational position. The bias may be provided by anyacceptable means, such as, for example, a compression spring, a livinghinge, or a resilient seat. When a force is applied to the top 54 of theanvil 32 in a direction opposite the bias, and that is adequate toovercome the bias, the stabilizing member 22 moves to the retractedposition and remains in the retracted position until the force isremoved. The force may be applied by a user, in a one-handed operation,by pushing the top 54 of the anvil 32 against a front surface 62 (notshown in FIG. 4) during mounting (mounting will be explained laterherein with respect to FIGS. 10A-C and 11A-C). The rod 18 is supportedby a receptacle 56 formed in the front housing surface 20. The rod 18may be removably or permanently affixed to the housing 12 through thereceptacle 56. Additionally, the receptacle 56 may be formed with anycross-sectional shape and/or size complementary to the cross-sectionalshape of the rod 18. Further, the receptacle 56 may be adapted to havean insert (not shown) disposed therein to allow mounting of smaller rods18.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the support hook 10 with the stabilizingmember 22 in the extended position. The rod 18 extends outward from thefront housing surface 20. Of course, the support hook 10 may includemore than one rod 18 or the rod 18 may extend from another housingsurface and subsequently bend and turn outward, away from the backsurface 16 of the housing 12. The anvil 32 of the stabilizing member 22is essentially parallel to the top surface 24 of the housing 12 in thisexample. However, the anvil 32 need not be parallel to the top surface24 of the housing 12 and may include bumps, curves or other features.

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the support hook 10 with the stabilizing member22 in the extended position. The two mounting lugs 14 extend outwardfrom the back surface 16 of the housing and generally upward, away fromthe bottom surface 24 of the housing. The two mounting lugs 14 areattached to the back surface 16 of the housing 12 near the top edge 58of the back housing surface 16. One skilled in the art will realize thatthe support hook 10 may include more or less than the two mounting lugs14 depicted in FIG. 6, and that the mounting lugs 14 may be formed ofvirtually any size and cross-sectional shape. Generally, the mountinglugs 14 are sized and shaped to be received through perforations 48 inthe mounting surface 44 (not shown in FIG. 6) and extend upward to aheight that is slightly below the anvil 32 of the stabilizing member 22when the stabilizing member 22 is in the extended position.

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the support hook 10 with the stabilizingmember 22 in the extended position. The back anvil surface 46 extendshorizontally slightly beyond the back surface 16 of the housing. Whenattached to a mounting surface 44, the back anvil surface 46 contactsthe front surface 62, thereby securing and stabilizing the support hook10. In this extended condition, the stabilizing member advantageouslyhelps prevent premature, unwanted, or accidental dislodgement of thesupport hook from the mounting surface 44.

FIG. 8 is a side view of the support hook 10 mounted on a mountingsurface 44, in this case, pegboard. The mounting lugs 14 extend throughopenings 48 in the pegboard and turn upward beyond a back surface 60 ofthe pegboard. As used herein relative to the mounting surface, openingscan mean through-holes, grooves, or any other opening, fully orpartially through the mounting surface 44, that are sufficiently deep toaccept the mounting lugs 14. The vertical portions 42 of the mountinglugs 14 contact the back surface 60 of the pegboard preventing themounting lugs 14 from sliding forward out of the openings 48. At thesame time, the back surface 46 of the anvil 32 contacts a front surface62 of the pegboard, thereby essentially pinching the pegboard betweenthe stabilizing member 22 and the mounting lugs 14. Additionally, thehousing lip or rim 17 is forced into contact with the front surface 62by the angled extension of the stabilizing member 22 and by the downwardturn of the proximal end 27 of the rod 18, thus forming generally threecontact points between the front surface 62 and the support hook 10.This in turn achieves the securement of the support hook 10 to the wallstructure, and prevents unwanted accidental dislodgement of the supporthook. Because the stabilizing member 22 extends longitudinally from thehousing at approximately a 10 degree rearward angle relative to the backhousing surface 16, the stabilizing member 22 normally moves to a heightto register with and contact the front surface 62 of the pegboard priorto full extension, and thus acts to draw the vertical portions 42 of themounting lugs 14 forward, towards the back surface 60 of the pegboard,as the stabilizing member 22 moves towards the fully extended position.This feature maintains register with, and thus positive pressure on, thepegboard from both sides thereof, thereby stabilizing the support hookand preventing accidental dislodgement thereof from the pegboard.

FIG. 9 shows the support hook 10 mounted in a manner similar to FIG. 8.However, the mounting surface 44 in FIG. 9 is slatboard havinghorizontally-aligned cavities 64 formed behind the front surface 62 ofthe slatboard.

FIGS. 10A-10C illustrate how the support hook 10 is easily mounted ,with a one-handed manipulation, to the mounting surface 44, and in thisexample the mounting surface 44 is pegboard. A user places the supporthook 10 with the rod 18 in a generally vertical orientation and alignsthe distal ends 38 of the mounting lugs 14 with openings 48 in thepegboard. By applying pressure in the general direction of the pegboard,the stabilizing member 22 is moved to the retracted position. Rotatingthe support hook 10, as shown in FIG. 10B, and moving the rod 18 towardsa generally horizontal orientation, moves the mounting lugs 14 throughthe openings 48 in the pegboard. As the support hook 10 approaches agenerally horizontal and mounted position, the pressure is removed fromthe stabilizing member 22 and the anvil 32 begins to extend along thefront surface 62 of the pegboard until reaching a substantially extendedposition as shown in FIG. 10C.

FIGS. 11A-11C illustrate how the support hook 10 is securely mounted toan alternate mounting surface 44, in this example the mounting surface44 is slatboard. The slatboard has cavities 64 disposed behind openings48 in the front surface 62 of the slatboard. Additionally, the openings44 may be generally horizontally oriented grooves, slots or slatsinstead of circular openings. The user places the support hook 10 withthe rod 18 in a generally vertical orientation and aligns the distalends 38 of the mounting lugs 14 with openings 48 in the slatboard. Byapplying pressure in the general direction of the slatboard, thestabilizing member 22 is moved to the retracted position. Rotating thesupport hook 10, as shown in FIG. 11B, and moving the rod 18 towards agenerally horizontal orientation, moves the mounting lugs 14 through theopenings 48 in the slatboard and into the cavities 64. As the supporthook 10 approaches a generally horizontal and mounted position, thepressure on the stabilizing member is removed, and the anvil 32 beginsto extend along the front surface 62 of the slatboard until reaching asubstantially extended position as shown in FIG. 11C.

FIG. 12 illustrates the support hook 10 mounted on an alternateslatboard configuration.

FIG. 13 is a side view of an alternate embodiment of a support hook 110constructed in accordance with the teachings of the disclosure. Thestabilizing member 122 of this embodiment includes pillars 130 that arecurved in a longitudinal direction. Likewise, the appertures 150 (shownin phantom) in the housing 112 are curved to accept the curved pillars130. The curvature of the pillars 130 facilitates rearward movement ofthe anvil 132 as the stabilizing member extends.

FIG. 14 depicts the support hook 10 including an alternate rod 18.

FIGS. 15A-15D show alternate biasing members. In FIGS. 15A and B, thebiasing member 52 is a shelf extending from an inner wall of theaperture 50. This shelf forms a living hinge and is flexible anddeformable when a force is exerted on the anvil 32. FIG. 15A illustratesthe stabilizing member 22 in the extended position and FIG. 15Billustrates the stabilizing member 22 in the retracted position.

Likewise, FIGS. 15C and D illustrate yet another biasing member 52. Inthis case, the biasing member 52 is an integral spring formed in thebottom of the aperture 50. FIG. 15C illustrates the stabilizing member22 in the extended position and FIG. 15D illustrates the stabilizingmember 22 in the retracted position. Additionally, the biasing member 52may be formed from a resilient insert (not shown) disposed in the bore50 that compresses when a force is applied to the anvil 32 and returnsto its original shape when the force is removed from the anvil 52, thusextending the stabilizing member 22.

It will be understood that, regardless of which form of the securesupport hook of the present disclosure, as exemplified in theabove-described drawings, is utilized, the principal benefit, i.e.securement of a support hook to a wall surface without fear of andchance for accidental dislodgement, is achieved. That is, theupwardly-biased stabilizing member, the length of which preferablyresides along and is confined to travel at a slight angle towards themounting wall, normally extends to its full operational length, andcannot, for example, be moved say at 90° from its normal direction ofaxial travel. Thus, this prevents the support hook from prematurelycoming out of the pegboard if it is accidentally bumped, or any attemptis made to rotate the support hook up into a removal position. However,by depressing the stabilizing member, against its biasing force, intoits retracted position adjacent the housing, the support hook can thenbe easily removed from the support wall, when so desired. Thus, thepresent disclosure overcomes a significant drawback of prior art supporthooks, namely inadvertent premature dislodgement of the hook from thesupport wall.

While certain embodiments have been described herein, it will beunderstood that variations may be made that are within the scope of theappended claims.

1. A support hook comprising: a housing adapted to support at least onerod extending from a first side thereof; at least one mounting lugextending outward from the housing on a second side of the housing; anda stabilizing member extending outward from the housing; wherein thestabilizing member is slidably mounted to the housing.
 2. The supporthook of claim 1, wherein the stabilizing member extends outwardly from athird side of the housing.
 3. The support hook of claim 1, wherein thestabilizing member is resiliently biased to an extended normallyoperational position through a third housing side.
 4. The support hookof claim 3, wherein the stabilizing member is displaced to a retractedcondition when a force is applied to the stabilizing member in adirection opposite the bias.
 5. The support hook of claim 3, wherein thebias is provided by one of a spring, a living hinge or a resilient seat.6. The support hook of claim 5, wherein the spring is a coil springmounted within the housing.
 7. The support hook of claim 1, wherein themounting lug is sized and shaped to be received by an opening in amounting surface of an associated support wall.
 8. The support hook ofclaim 7, wherein the support wall is pegboard.
 9. The support hook ofclaim 7, wherein the support wall is slatboard.
 10. The support hook ofclaim 7, wherein the opening is an elongated groove formed in thesupport wall.
 11. The support hook of claim 1, wherein the stabilizingmember includes one or more pillars slidably received through aperturesformed in a third housing side.
 12. The support hook of claim 11,wherein the cross-sectional shape of the one or more pillars and one ormore apertures is substantially circular.
 13. The support hook of claim11, wherein the one or more pillars are substantially straight alongtheir lengths.
 14. The support hook of claim 11, wherein the one or morepillars are curved along their lengths.
 15. The support hook of claim11, wherein receiving pockets extend inwardly of the housing from theapertures, for slidably receiving and supporting the one or morepillars.
 16. The support hook of claim 11, wherein the stabilizingmember further includes an anvil portion spanning the one or morepillars at distal ends thereof.
 17. The support hook of claim 16,wherein the anvil portion has a substantially flat surface forcontacting the mounting surface when the support hook is mounted to themounting surface and the stabilizing member is in the extended position.18. The support hook of claim 1, wherein the stabilizing member extendsfrom the housing at an acute angle relative to the second housing side.19. The support hook of claim 18, wherein the acute angle is in therange of approximately 5 degrees to approximately 55 degrees.
 20. Thesupport hook of claim 18, wherein the acute angle is in the range ofapproximately 5 degrees to approximately 20 degrees.
 21. The supporthook of claim 1, wherein the at least one mounting lug is adapted to beaccepted through an opening in slatboard.
 22. The support hook of claim21, wherein the opening in the slatboard is a groove.
 23. The supporthook of claim 1, wherein the housing is formed from a plastic material.24. The support hook of claim 1, wherein the rod extending from thehousing is formed to be of a shape of one of elongated generallystraight, curved hook, a series of curves, a curvilinear shape, and a“V” shape.
 25. The support hook of claim 1, wherein the at least one rodextending from the housing includes two or more rods.
 26. A method ofmounting a hook in a releasably secured condition to a mounting surface,the method comprising: providing a mounting surface including aplurality of openings; providing a support hook comprising: a housing;at least one rod extending outward from a first housing side; a mountinglug extending outward from a second housing side; and a stabilizingmember extending outward from the housing; wherein the stabilizingmember is slidably mounted to the housing; retracting the stabilizingmember; inserting the mounting lug into one of the plurality ofopenings; positioning the housing, by bringing the second surface of thehousing into a generally closely adjacent orientation relative to themounting surface; and extending the stabilizing member until thestabilizing member contacts the mounting surface to thereby secure thesupport hook against the mounting surface.
 27. The method of claim 26,wherein the step of retracting includes placing one end of thestabilizing member adjacent the mounting surface and applying a force tothe housing in a direction generally towards the mounting surface; 28.The method of claim 26, wherein the stabilizing member extends from thehousing at an acute angle relative to the second housing side.
 29. Themethod of claim 26, wherein the stabilizing member is formed to besubstantially straight along its extension length.
 30. The method ofclaim 26, wherein the support hook is adapted to accommodate differentthicknesses of the associated mounting surface by permitting thestabilizing member to extend to a lesser or greater extent of its fullextension length.
 31. The method of claim 26, wherein the stabilizingmember is outwardly biased to a normally extended condition.
 32. Themethod of claim 31, wherein the stabilizing member is outwardly biasedby one of a spring, a living hinge or a resilient seat.
 33. A supporthook device for releasable securement to a support wall having aperturesformed therein, comprising: a housing having a rear side, a front sideand an upward direction relative thereto; at least one hook membersupported by the housing, and extending forwardly of the housing; atleast one lug member supported by the housing, and extending rearwardlyof the housing for engagement with an aperture in the support wall; anda stabilizing member slidably carried by the housing and extendingtherefrom to an outwardly biased normally extended operating position,the stabilizing member adapted to be slidably retracted relative to thehousing during installation and removal from the support wall.
 34. Thesupport hook of claim 33, wherein the outward biasing of the stabilizingmember is provided by a biasing member
 35. The support hook of claim 34,wherein the biasing member is carried by the housing.
 36. The supporthook of claim 35, wherein the biasing member is carried within thehousing.
 37. The support hook of claim 34, wherein the biasing member isone of a compression spring, a living hinge member, and a resilient seatmember.
 38. The support hook of claim 33, wherein the stabilizing memberextends in the upward direction.
 39. The support hook of claim 38,wherein the stabilizing member further extends at an angle rearwardly ofthe housing.